gradual
adjective
uk
/ˈɡrædʒ.u.əl/ us
/ˈɡrædʒ.u.əl/gradual improvement There has been a gradual improvement in our sales figures over the last two years.
- Her conversion to Buddhism/Islam was a very gradual process.
- There has been a gradual degeneration of the judicial system in the last few years.
- He suffered a gradual loss of memory.
- There is a gradual build-up of suspense throughout the film, until it comes to an unexpected ending.
- He lamented the gradual disintegration of family values.
- (as) slow as molasses idiom
- at a snail's pace idiom
- by and by idiom
- by degrees idiom
- claw
- claw your way (somewhere) idiom
- crawl
- in slow motion
- inch by inch idiom
- inch towards something
- infiltrate
- infiltration
- slack
- slowly
- slowness
- slowpoke
- sluggardly
- sluggish
- wander
- worm